petulant
See also: pétulant
English
Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin petulāns, akin to petere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛtʃələnt/, /ˈpɛtjələnt/
Adjective
petulant (comparative more petulant, superlative most petulant)
- childishly irritable
- Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.
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- (obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burton to this entry?)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
easily irritated or annoyed
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Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpeː.tuˈlɑnt/
- Hyphenation: pe‧tu‧lant
Adjective
petulant (not comparable)
- (rare) exuberant
Inflection
| Inflection of petulant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | petulant | |||
| inflected | petulante | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | petulant | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | petulante | ||
| n. sing. | petulant | |||
| plural | petulante | |||
| definite | petulante | |||
| partitive | petulants | |||
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